Question 1

"Whigs" was a nickname for the supporters of King Charles II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The League of Augsburg united Holland,England,Spain,Sweden,Bavaria,Saxony,the Rhine Palatinate,and the Austrian Habsburgs against Louis XIV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Although the Puritans left England to escape the government's attempt to impose religious conformity:

Accepted Answer

A)  no more than a few thousand English immigrated to America. 
B)  they showed little interest in converting Native American peoples to Christianity. 
C)  they established a strict form of Catholicism in Plymouth that discouraged Protestant belief. 
D)  they quickly established merchant relations with other European countries. 
E)  they soon came to realize that the English government controlled their colonies strictly. 
A)  no more than a few thousand English immigrated to America. 
B)  they showed little interest in converting Native American peoples to Christianity. 
C)  they established a strict form of Catholicism in Plymouth that discouraged Protestant belief. 
D)  they quickly established merchant relations with other European countries. 
E)  they soon came to realize that the English government controlled their colonies strictly.

Question 4

The mortality rate on a slave ship was about 10 percent,the same as for a normal sea voyage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The War of the Spanish Succession was fought when the Spanish king,_________,died without an heir.

Accepted Answer

A)  Philip of Anjou 
B)  Philip II 
C)  Leopold I 
D)  Charles II 
E)  William of Orange 
A)  Philip of Anjou 
B)  Philip II 
C)  Leopold I 
D)  Charles II 
E)  William of Orange

Question 6

According to the justification given for absolutism,the fundamental basis for order and justice in the world is:

Accepted Answer

A)  power. 
B)  religion. 
C)  obedience. 
D)  fear. 
E)  fairness. 
A)  power. 
B)  religion. 
C)  obedience. 
D)  fear. 
E)  fairness.

Question 7

Frederick the Great of Prussia made Prussia a major European power by:

Accepted Answer

A)  forming an alliance with Catherine the Great. 
B)  forming an alliance with Maria Theresa and the Habsburgs. 
C)  confiscating church property and skillfully administering monastic lands. 
D)  invading Silesia and Poland, and carefully consolidating his gains. 
E)  forming an alliance with Louis XIV. 
A)  forming an alliance with Catherine the Great. 
B)  forming an alliance with Maria Theresa and the Habsburgs. 
C)  confiscating church property and skillfully administering monastic lands. 
D)  invading Silesia and Poland, and carefully consolidating his gains. 
E)  forming an alliance with Louis XIV.

Question 8

An important technical innovation in early modern Holland was a machine called the _________,by which the hulls of ships could be raised in the water for repair.

Accepted Answer

A)  "devilish invention" 
B)  "camel" 
C)  "pope's belt" 
D)  "Jib hoist" 
E)  "goat" 
A)  "devilish invention" 
B)  "camel" 
C)  "pope's belt" 
D)  "Jib hoist" 
E)  "goat"

Question 9

James II of England angered his critics and set off a national crisis when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  and his second wife, Mary of Modena, had a son: a Catholic heir to the throne. 
B)  banned Roman Catholics from all political offices. 
C)  formed an alliance with William and Mary of Holland. 
D)  publicly converted to Catholicism after becoming king and advanced the Catholic cause. 
E)  took the army to Ireland to put down a Catholic rebellion. 
A)  and his second wife, Mary of Modena, had a son: a Catholic heir to the throne. 
B)  banned Roman Catholics from all political offices. 
C)  formed an alliance with William and Mary of Holland. 
D)  publicly converted to Catholicism after becoming king and advanced the Catholic cause. 
E)  took the army to Ireland to put down a Catholic rebellion.

Question 10

The absolute monarchs ruled only with the consent of their nobles and people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Of all the slaves brought to the Western Hemisphere from Africa,approximately _________ percent came to North America.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  15 
C)  25 
D)  35 
E)  50 
A)  5 
B)  15 
C)  25 
D)  35 
E)  50

Question 12

In England,Charles II triggered a crisis not unlike that produced by his father's rule when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  reformed court life to match Puritan sensibilities. 
B)  began modeling his kingship on the absolutism of Louis XIV. 
C)  established a family and produced several heirs to the throne. 
D)  created the Whig Party and used them to increase his influence in Parliament. 
E)  disbanded Parliament and ruled absolutely. 
A)  reformed court life to match Puritan sensibilities. 
B)  began modeling his kingship on the absolutism of Louis XIV. 
C)  established a family and produced several heirs to the throne. 
D)  created the Whig Party and used them to increase his influence in Parliament. 
E)  disbanded Parliament and ruled absolutely.

Question 13

The goal of Peter the Great's foreign policy was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  annex Prussia. 
B)  secure year-round ports for Russia. 
C)  secure territories in the New World. 
D)  open up a land route to Asia. 
E)  conquer the Ottoman empire. 
A)  annex Prussia. 
B)  secure year-round ports for Russia. 
C)  secure territories in the New World. 
D)  open up a land route to Asia. 
E)  conquer the Ottoman empire.

Question 14

In the eighteenth century,infectious disease killed half of all people before they reached the age of twenty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Intermarriage between natives and Africans was quite common in the New World,as were Native/English marriages,though African/English marriages were banned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why was northwestern Europe the center of economic growth in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

Several key developments made the northw

Question 17

The balance of power in eastern Europe was realigned in 1721 with the Peace of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Livonia. 
B)  Nystad. 
C)  Utrecht. 
D)  Estonia. 
E)  Versailles. 
A)  Livonia. 
B)  Nystad. 
C)  Utrecht. 
D)  Estonia. 
E)  Versailles.

Question 18

How did absolute monarchs overcome the obstacles of the Church and the nobility?

Accepted Answer

In Protestant countries,the independent

Question 19

The royal finance minister who increased revenues in France during the reign of Louis XIV was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardinal Richelieu. 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert. 
C)  Cornelius Jansen. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  François Marie Arouet. 
A)  Cardinal Richelieu. 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert. 
C)  Cornelius Jansen. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  François Marie Arouet.

Question 20

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713)altered the balance of power in Europe by:

Accepted Answer

A)  giving France desirable British territory in North America and the income from those colonies. 
B)  increasing the power of Spain beyond that of France and Great Britain. 
C)  placing France and Spain under the same ruler. 
D)  making Holland the dominant sea power in the New World. 
E)  giving Great Britain trading rights and desirable French territory in the New World. 
A)  giving France desirable British territory in North America and the income from those colonies. 
B)  increasing the power of Spain beyond that of France and Great Britain. 
C)  placing France and Spain under the same ruler. 
D)  making Holland the dominant sea power in the New World. 
E)  giving Great Britain trading rights and desirable French territory in the New World.

Exam 15: Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

"Whigs" was a nickname for the supporters of King Charles II.

The League of Augsburg united Holland,England,Spain,Sweden,Bavaria,Saxony,the Rhine Palatinate,and the Austrian Habsburgs against Louis XIV.

Although the Puritans left England to escape the government's attempt to impose religious conformity:

The mortality rate on a slave ship was about 10 percent,the same as for a normal sea voyage.

The War of the Spanish Succession was fought when the Spanish king,_________,died without an heir.

According to the justification given for absolutism,the fundamental basis for order and justice in the world is:

Frederick the Great of Prussia made Prussia a major European power by:

An important technical innovation in early modern Holland was a machine called the _________,by which the hulls of ships could be raised in the water for repair.

James II of England angered his critics and set off a national crisis when he:

The absolute monarchs ruled only with the consent of their nobles and people.

Of all the slaves brought to the Western Hemisphere from Africa,approximately _________ percent came to North America.

In England,Charles II triggered a crisis not unlike that produced by his father's rule when he:

The goal of Peter the Great's foreign policy was to:

In the eighteenth century,infectious disease killed half of all people before they reached the age of twenty.

Intermarriage between natives and Africans was quite common in the New World,as were Native/English marriages,though African/English marriages were banned.

Why was northwestern Europe the center of economic growth in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

The balance of power in eastern Europe was realigned in 1721 with the Peace of:

How did absolute monarchs overcome the obstacles of the Church and the nobility?

The royal finance minister who increased revenues in France during the reign of Louis XIV was:

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713)altered the balance of power in Europe by:

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